Donald Trump announced today that Vladimir Putin has agreed to supply the US with hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel, a move that could ease pump prices before Americans vote in November.
‘I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to the American and global marketplace,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The president said another 500,000 tons will be released in November and 1 million tons ‘immediately thereafter.’
Trump added that ‘based on the condition of their diesel refineries’ – which
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